RENO, Nev. (AP) Marqueze Coleman gave Nevada the lead by hitting the first of two free throws with :35 left in overtime and AJ West put an exclamation on it by rebounding his missed second attempt and dunking, giving the Wolf Pack a 66-63 win over New Mexico Saturday night.
Nevada trailed by eight points after Sam Logwood's jumper with 4:14 left, but Coleman put the Wolf Pack on...

Breast cancer is a very personal topic for University of New Mexico basketball star Hugh Greenwood. His mother is battling the disease, and just last week, Greenwood called out a Twitter troll who made horrific jokes about his mom’s illness as the source of motivation behind a 22-point, eight-rebound performance in a win over UNLV.
Greenwood’s decision to admonish the Twitter...

New Mexico senior Hugh Greenwood had one of his best games of the season on Wednesday. His game-high 22 points led the Lobos to a 71-69 win over UNLV. Greenwood’s motivation came from an idiotic source. After the game, the Australian-born guard explained to a reporter that he had been dealing with someone on Twitter...Read More

Social media is awesome for things like networking, and sharing ideas. It also has its ugly dark side. A lot of people use Twitter as a forum to bully and cast hateful words.
Some take that hate thrown around on social media and use it as motivation.
New Mexico guard Hugh Greenwood, used an online troll for a little extra energy for Wednesday’s game against UNLV.
Someone on Twitter...

LAS VEGAS (AP) Jordan Goodman's tip-in with 9.1 seconds left lifted New Mexico past UNLV 71-69 on Wednesday night for its 11th win in 13 games at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Christian Wood's basket cut UNLV's deficit to 69-67 with 1:42 left and his dunk a minute later tied it at 69. After Goodman's basket, UNLV had its layup attempt stripped at the buzzer.
Hugh Greenwood had 22...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Sam Logwood scored a career-high 17 points and hit a crucial 3-pointer for New Mexico to help give the Lobos a 60-48 win over Air Force on Wednesday night.
Zach Kocur scored 12 points for the Falcons (8-8, 1-4 Mountain West), but no teammate reached double digits.
Although the Lobos (12-5, 4-1) never trailed in the second half, they could not extend the lead...

LOGAN, Utah (AP) Hugh Greenwood scored 22 points with 6-of-11 shooting from the 3-point line to lead New Mexico past Utah State 66-60 Saturday night.
Deshawn Delaney added 15 points for the Lobos (11-5, 3-1 Mountain West Conference).
USU was led by Jalen Moore with 22 points and a team-high six rebounds. Julion Pearre added 18 for the Aggies (9-7, 2-2).
Greenwood's final 3-pointer...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Hugh Greenwood scored 16 points Wednesday and New Mexico had its best shooting performance of the season in a 76-64 defeat of Fresno State in the Mountain West opener for both schools.
Deshawn Delaney contributed 12 points for the Lobos (9-4, 1-0) and Greenwood added five rebounds and five assists.
Marvelle Harris came off the bench to score 19 to lead the...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Deshawn Delaney equaled his career in points with 22 and Hugh Greenwood added 14 to help New Mexico overcome an early deficit Wednesday night in a 76-55 win over Central Arkansas.
Greenwood went 4-of-6 on 3-pointers, while Delaney added a career-high 13 rebounds for his second career double-double.
The Bears (0-9) went up 16-7 midway through the first half...

In a story about Louisiana-Monroe and New Mexico men's college basketball, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Louisiana-Monroe had never beaten a Mountain West team. The Warhawks defeated Nevada on Dec. 30, 1986.
A corrected version of the story is below:
By GLEN ROSALES
Associated Press
One or even two games might be a seen as a fluke, but for a third-straight outing...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Deshawn Delaney continued his strong play for New Mexico, scoring 15 points Saturday night to lead the Lobos to a 54-46 win over Louisiana-Monroe.
Delaney has scored 54 points in the past three games-by far the most-productive of his career.
Nick Coppola scored nine to lead the Warhawks (4-4).
New Mexico (6-3) trailed for much of the first half before Hugh...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Nikola Jovanovic scored 10 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds for USC, helping the Trojans beat New Mexico 66-54 on Sunday.
Jovanovic scored five points in a key 9-1 run that broke a 47-47 tie - the fourth of the second half -- with 8 minutes remaining.
Devon Williams had career highs in points (15) and rebounds (10) for New Mexico (3-3). But the...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Danuel House had 18 points and Texas A&M rallied from 12 points down to beat New Mexico 64-51 in the fifth-place game at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Jalen Jones added 13 for the Aggies (4-1), who shot 62 percent from the field in the second half.
It was the first game for House, a transfer from Houston, who was just approved to play this season by the...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Olivier Hanlan had 20 points and Aaron Brown added 16 as Boston College held off New Mexico 69-65 Thursday in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
The Eagles (2-1) led by as many as 13 points in the second half and were able to beat back multiple Lobos runs down the stretch.
Hugh Greenwood led the Lobos (2-1) with 24 points.
New Mexico kept it...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Cullen Neal led a balanced scoring attack with a career-high 26 points as the New Mexico Lobos capitalized on a strong first half en route to a 79-55 win over Idaho State on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
New Mexico, returning just two starters from the 2013 squad that finished 27-7, had 11 players score with the trio of starting guards...

Elijah Brown has transferred from Butler to New Mexico.
Brown will have three years of eligibility remaining after sitting out in 14-15.
Brown is the son of Mike Brown.
With Kendall Williams out of eligibility and Hugh Greenwood being a senior next season, the addition of Brown is an important one for New Mexico head coach Craig Neal.

New Mexico has to navigate three more games before a potential title-deciding showdown in the Mountain West Conference.
Fresh off a significant upset, the 25th-ranked Lobos will try to sail through the first of those contests Tuesday night against struggling Utah State.
New Mexico (21-5, 12-2) moved into a tie for the Mountain West lead with a 58-44 victory over then-No. 6 San...

Kendall Williams scored 23 points and New Mexico survived several lead changes late in the second half in beating Colorado State 68-66 on Saturday.
Colorado fended off New Mexico (15-4, 6-1 Mountain West) through 15 minutes of the second half until a pair of 3's boosted the Lobos to a 60-56 lead with 4:38 left. The Rams charged back leading 63-60, but Williams and Hugh Greenwood...

New Mexico has been waiting all season for this Hugh Greenwood to show up: The Greenwood who can bomb from the outside, unclogging the interior.
That Greenwood finally showed up Tuesday with five 3-pointers and a 20-point night that more than doubled his season high to help the Lobos to an 84-75 victory over Boise State.
''I think we've always expected that when we started the...

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